A beautiful lupine blue butterfly browsing on the remains of some chamisa in the Sandia foothills.
Flowers: Wild and Otherwise
A Long, Slow Fall
It’s been a lovely, warm (record-breaking, even), slow fall. Amazingly, these globemallow blossoms in the Jemez are just a few of the many wildflowers still blooming,
Remnants of Summer
Perky and tenacious purple asters continue to bloom against a backdrop of fall foliage.
Purple Asters
There’s nothing that says “end of summer” the way purple asters do. These were nestled amongst some yellow paperflowers in El Malpais.